Catégories du blog : Impression 3D

For the past several years Potomac has participated in DigiFabCon, a digital fabrication conference that highlights how new digital fabrication tools like 3D Printing, CAD design, laser micromachining, and robotics are changing the world.  This year, we’ll be presenting a paper with Fab Lab Baltimore at the Community College of Baltimore County [CCBC] on our…

Potomac was honored when SPIE, a premier laser and photonics technical society, invited us to present the Prism Award recently at Photonics West.  Co-sponsored by Photonics Media, the Prism Award recognizes advances in photonics innovation for areas such as 3D Printing, industrial lasers, biomedical instrumentation and sensors. But for us the award reiterated the strong…

Bacterial infections are becoming much more difficult to treat as they become more resistant to antibiotics. In fact, it is predicted that by 2050 antimicrobial resistance will be more of a crisis to humanity than cancer.  If doctors had a way to identify the bacteria faster, they would be able to prescribe a targeted antibiotic…

At Potomac it is our people who have made us the success we are today.  Whether working in laser micromachining, 3D Printing, CNC machining, hot embossing, laser hole drilling or microfluidics fabrication, our team manufactures the highest quality products for our customers.  We believe it is our company’s responsibility to give our engineers, technicians, operators…

As we see all too often, a cure that is considered state of the art in current medical practice may lead to future issues for the patient.  Medical devices and biotech treatments may solve the immediate health issue and perhaps save the patient’s life, but unforeseen complications or technology life cycle limitations may lead to…

Giving Thanks for the People Who Contribute to Potomac Innovation in Advanced Manufacturing Thanksgiving is a time to pause and appreciate the special aspects of our lives.  Despite the recent contentious election, we at Potomac believe there is much for which to be thankful in this great country that leads the world in innovation. Of…

Last week over 2,000 professionals proved that manufacturing is alive and well in the USA at the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) annual conference in Dallas.  A Potomac team member was invited to speak on the environmental aspects of 3D Printing and we were thrilled to see companies large and small embracing new digital fabrication…

Manufacturing Day 2016 is an annual celebration of modern manufacturing.  Coordinated events throughout the country are meant to inspire the next generation of engineers, inventors, operators and technicians and show how innovation and entrepreneurship in manufacturing are impacting our world. Although Manufacturing Day officially occurs on the first Friday in October—this year it’s on Oct…

At Potomac, laser micromachining is a key process we utilize to manufacture high precision parts for the biotech, medical device, microelectronics and consumer products industries.  As we described in our series When to choose Laser Micromachining, ultraviolet laser processing can produce micron-level features with little or no thermal damage in a wide variety of materials. …

Potomac is excited to work on increasingly innovative applications of microfluidics technology as we push the envelope of advanced manufacturing capabilities.  These so-called “Lab on a Chip” devices have miniaturized diagnostics to a point where affordable testing allows for highly specific research.  For example, a team in the Gerecht Lab in the Dept. of Chemical…

With Labor Day approaching it’s a great time to celebrate the advanced manufacturing contributions our skilled staff make to the many biotech, medical devices, microfluidics, displays, microelectronics and other products that impact the lives of so many.  In honor of our fabricators on the factory floor, we’re launching a video series featuring the elements of…

The latest entry in Specialty Applications section on our website updates our laser micromachining work to help develop invisible hole backlighting applications.  Our customers in automotive, aerospace, medical equipment and computer products that utilize user-friendly displays, are finding that data overload is creating a dangerous situation for operators.  Control panels are becoming confusing and distracting…a bad combination…